An ePortfolio for Steven Cortez

EDLD 5303

As I close out on my second course for the Digital Learning & Leading program, I want to take some time to reflect on my growth and what I hope to continue building on as I move forward. Continue reading →

Through many of the web articles for this week, I have begun to get a clearer picture of who “can” own the ePortfolio through significant learning environments. In chapter 4 of the COVA eBook, Dr. Harapnuik really helped me to gain the concept with his Google map story and how his two boys tend to use the app differently. It makes me think of how we can choose to own our learning experience or simply follow step by step instructions to reach a predetermined destination. This simple analogy got me thinking about how life experiences impact us so much! I know we have all failed at things and had to “learn the hard way” as our parents may have put it. What made us make those choices instead of just “listening” to their words of wisdom? I know for me, I wanted to OWN the experience for myself. There was no way that someone else’s experience was going to impact my way of thinking unless I was able to experience that particular thing for myself. The same works for our students today and I really don’t see it ever changing.

I have found that I am taking a stronger and more comfortable stance each day in using an ePortfolio not just for my master’s program, but for my personal benefit as well. Some reasons why using an ePortfolio are beneficial include self-reflection through blogging, modelling growth patterns for others to see, building a network of professionals that will help to create meaningful relationships for future collaboration opportunities and last, using the ePortfolio for what it is, a tool for future employers to see your current and past work as well as your potential in future jobs!

The process of building my first ePortfolio in EDLD 5302 was quite an exciting experience. Though there were some requirements for what was needed in the initial review of our portfolio, we were really given a lot of freedom to choose, own and create an image of ourselves through our platform. As I have read through the articles from Dr. Harapnuik, I am seeing some paths to navigate in the coming weeks that will allow me to build a stronger and more professional digital voice of myself. I really like the recommendations that he made about specific sections to include in an ePortfolio. These sections will be a great way of getting started on improving my own ePortfolio, but I definitely feel like I will need more feedback in the next couple of weeks to help me move forward in this process. I will lean heavily on my fellow classmates and professor for valuable feedback in building up a better portfolio.

The Coach

About The Locker Room

Welcome to the Ed Tech Locker Room! This site was created as an ePortfolio for the Digital Learning & Leading Masters of Education Program with Lamar University. I hope that you find the blog postings, assignments and resources on here helpful. Thanks for visiting and God bless!